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Xishuangbanna Railway Station
Xishuangbanna railway station () is a railway station in Jinghong, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China. It opened with the Yuxi–Mohan railway on 3 December 2021. It is located close to Xishuangbanna Gasa International Airport, but isn't directly connected.{{cite web , title=激动！中老铁路，正式通车！ , url=http://www.news.cn/world/2021-12/03/c_1128129113.htm , publisher=Xinhua News , access-date=2021-12-17 , language=zh , date=2021-12-03 References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jinghong
Jinghong (; khb, ᨩ᩠ᨿᨦᩁᩩ᩵ᨦ; th, เชียงรุ่ง, , ; lo, ຊຽງຮຸ່ງ; also formerly romanised as ''Chiang Hung'', ''Chengrung'', ''Cheng Hung'', Jeng Hung, ''Jinghung'', ''Keng Hung'', ''Kiang Hung'' and ''Muangjinghung'') is a city in and the seat of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, in the far south of China's Yunnan province, and the historic capital of the former Tai peoples, Tai kingdom of Sipsongpanna. History The town was founded as Chiang Hung (Cheli), by Tai king Phanya Coeng in 1180. Kingdom of Chiang Hung (Sipsongpanna) During the Mongol Yuan Dynasty in China, the Tai kingdom of Sipsongpanna began a close and long-lasting relationship to Lanna, another historic Tai kingdom that lay south. In 1296, Lanna's capital Chiang Mai was founded by Mangrai, whose maternal grandfather was King Rung Kaen Chai ( th, รุ่งแก่นชาย) of Jinghong (i.e.: Sipsongpanna). The kingdoms of Sipsongpanna and Lanna maintained ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
